The Wickenburg Christian Academy Lion will challenge the Gila Bend Gila Monsters on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Wickenburg Christian Academy sitting on six straight wins and Gila Bend on three.
Wickenburg Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They never let Heritage Academy get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Lion, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Bam Hogue and Evan Gustin were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Hogue tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Gustin tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hogue has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Hogue went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and one triple, while Gustin went 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That's the most hits Hogue has posted since back in March.
Xavier Moralez
| 05/03/25 vs Heritage Academy | 4 |
| 04/17/25 @ Thunderbird Adventist Academy | 2 |
| 04/02/25 vs Holy Family Academy | 2 |
| 03/31/25 vs Trinity Christian | 2 |
| 03/28/25 @ Tri-City Christian Academy | 2 |
In other batting news, Xavier Moralez was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one double. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Sheehan, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Wickenburg Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. They are undefeated (10-0) when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Gila Bend hadn't done well against A+ Charter School recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Gila Monsters walked away with an 11-7 win over the Maricopa. That's two games straight that the Gila Monsters have won by exactly four runs.
Crash Davis made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched. Davis was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Gila Bend is undefeated when Davis posts two or more stolen bases, but 2-5 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zadrian Enos, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Judum Sam was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI.
Wickenburg Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 11-2-1. As for Gila Bend, their win bumped their record up to 9-5.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Wickenburg Christian Academy has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 11.2 hits per game. However, it's not like Gila Bend struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.9 hits. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Wickenburg Christian Academy took their victory against Gila Bend when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 9-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lion since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
